Hi all, sorry i've been MIA lately, i've been flat out with my uni work..trying to get assignmnets finished with 2 screaming boys is not easy.

Hi Mizzme, nice to meet you i know how you feel. We're still in the process of getting DS1 disgnosed but i've known he's different for a while. Its hard to come to terms with isn't it? This whole autism thing can leave you feeling so isolated and alone. There are a great bunch of ladies on here to chat to

My youngest turns one this month....this year has gone so fast but to be honest i wouldn't want to go back to where i was 6 months ago. The first 6 months of DS2's life were hell. I definitely underestimated how stressful having another baby and a SN son is. BUT all is good now.....
Anyway i just wanted to share this with you, DS2 got out the walky thingy (you know the little cart things they push around to help them learn to walk) that i bought ds1 for his first birthday that has been gathering dust... and you know what...he used it! i mean he stood up and usued it properly, he didn't sit there and spin the wheels like his brother did when i gave it to him... it was just so...releiving to see him using properly and loving it. I just wanted to share that I love ds1 so much and i love the things that make him different but it is just so nice to see his younger brother developing 'normally'. He waved the other day, something ds1 didn't do until well over 2, and still doesn't really do now. It bought tears to my eyes.

I am sooooo proud of both my boys and i am so proud of how far Ethan has come, its just such a weight of my shoulders to see his little brother reach all the milestones that Ethan missed. There isn't the 'fog' there that Ethan had. Of course if it ever turned out that ds2 is on the spectrum as well nothing would change. I love them both so much.
But there is something so magical about watching ds2, bop to music, wave, climb etc all the things Ethan had trouble with.

Anyway sorry to glog the forum with my ramble. I just needed to share because i think its only something other mum's of kids on the spectrum could truly appreciate